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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART II
( 1879 - 1886 )
Thomas E. Jeffrey
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1987
Thomas A. Edison Papers
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THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PARTD
(1879-1886)
REEL 85
LETTERBOOK SERIES (LBK-T)
Letterbooks, LM-014 - LM-021
Thomas A. Edison Construction Department Letterbook, LM-014
This letterbook covers the period June-September 1883. Many of the letters
are by Edison. There is also correspondence by Samuel Insull. Most of Edison's
correspondence is in the hand of Insull or Alfred O. Tate, acting as Edison's
secretary. Included in the volume are cost estimates for central stations in
Lawrence, Massachusetts and Utica, New York. Other material deals with Edison's
attendance at the opening of the central station in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. There
are also letters regarding the purchase of building sites for central stations,
correspondence about the payment of overdue bills, and a written examination
prepared by Edison for central station engineers and metermen. Among the
recipients are the Ansonia Brass & Copper Company, Babcock & Wilcox, Spencer
Borden, William F. Brewster, Edward H. Dohnson, Frank H. McCormick, W. D.
Rich, and Frank 3. Sprague. The spine is labeled "1883" and is stamped "Letters
No. 1. T. A. Edison Construction Department." The book contains 502 numbered
pages and an index. Approximately 30 percent of the book has been filmed.
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This letterbook covers the period September-October 1883. Most of the
letters are by Edison. There is also correspondence by Samuel Insull and Alfred O.
Tate. Most of Edison's letters are In the hand of Tate, acting as Edison's secretary.
Some of the letters relate to the purchase of supplies and equipment and to the
payment of overdue bills. Other correspondence concerns the construction of
central stations in Brockton and Lawrence, Massachusetts. There are also letters
about cost estimates for central stations in Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania. Among the recipients are William S. Andrews, George H. Bliss, W.
H. Dwelly, 3r., Harris & Robinson, 3ohn Kruesi, P. B. Shaw, and Frank 3. Sprague.
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Thomas A. Edison Construction Department Letterbook, LM-016
This letterbook covers the period October-December 1883. Many of the
letters are by Edison. There is also correspondence by Samuel Insull and Alfred O.
Tate. Most of Edison's letters are in the hand of Insull or Tate, acting as Edison's
secretary. Some of the letters relate to the purchase of supplies and equipment,
the payment of overdue bills, and the problems of meeting the payroll of the Edison
Lamp Company. Other correspondence concerns the construction of central
stations in Tiffin, Ohio, and Hazieton, Pennsylvania. There are also letters about
cost estimates for central stations in Danbury, Connecticut; Newburgh, New York;
and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Among the recipients are J. F. Bunn, W. Preston
Hix, W. D. Rich, P. B. Shaw, and Archibald Stuart. The spine is labeled "1883" and
is stamped "Letters No. 3. T.A. Edison Construction Department." The book
contains 503 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 30 percent of the book
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This letterbook covers the period December 1883-3anuary 1884. Many of the
letters are by Edison. There is also correspondence by Samuel Insull and Alfred O.
Tate. Most of Edison's letters are in the hand of Insull or Tate, acting as Edison's
secretary. Included is correspondence relating to the purchase of supplies and
equipment and to the payment of overdue bills. Some of the letters pertain to
central stations in South America. There are also cost and profit estimates for
central stations in Danbury, Connecticut; Louisville, Kentucky; and Haverstraw and
Poughkeepsie, New York. Among the recipients are S. Bergmann & Co., the
Electric Tube Company, and W. D. Rich. The spine is labeled "1883-1884" and is
stamped "Letters No. 4. T. A. Edison Central Station Construction Department."
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of central station contracts and several cost and profit estimates for various
stations. Among the recipients are William S. Andrews, S. Bergmann & Co., the
Edison Lamp Company, the Edison Machine Works, Frank 3. Sprague, and the
labeled "1884" and is stamped
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This letterbook covers the period ApriWune i884. Many of the letters are by
Edison. There is also correspondence by Samuel Insull. Most of Edison's letters are
in the hand of Alfred O. Tate, acting as Edison's secretary. Included is
correspondence relating to the purchase of supplies and equipment and to the
payment of overdue bills. There are also cost and profit estimates for central
stations in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Niagara Falls and Roundout, New York and
Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition, there are some letters concerning Edison's
health. Among the recipients are William 5. Andrews, Armington & Sims, Spencer
Borden, Thomas P. Conant, and Henry A. Rowland. The front cover is marked
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Fifth Ave, New York." The spine is labeled "1884" and is stamped "Letters C D 6."
The book contains 500 numbered pages and an index. Approximately 40 percent of
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Thomas A. Edison Construction Department Letterbook, LM-020
This letterbook covers the period 3une-September 1884 and contains
correspondence relating both to the Edison Construction Department and to the
Edison Machine Works. Some of the letters are by Edison. There is also
correspondence by Samuel Insull and Charles Batchelor. Most of Edison's letters
are in the hand of Insull, acting as Edison's secretary. Included is correspondence
pertaining to the shipment of dynamos and the payment of overdue bills. There are
also letters about the payment of rent for the Goerck Street plant of the Edison
Machine Works in New York City. The front cover is marked "Construction Dept
No 7" and is stamped "T. A. Edison. Construction Dept., 65 Fifth Ave., New York."
The spine is labeled "1884" and is stamped "Letters C.D. 7." The book contains 497
numbered pages and an index. Pages 78-497 are blank. Less than 10 percent of the
documents have been filmed.
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W« have ^'our fnvi*'- of tho lOth. • and aro glad to
h»ar that th« Ball-*fonte onc-i^.-i Is »'un* .
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W. Ho Dvallay, Jr. Baq. vrtWS^
Pall Rivery llaa«*
Dear Slr;-
Ha have y«or faw af th® 17th. July, staWng that you
hov® rc.r*arded tho engine and ul®w®r as roqueated,
Ho will make you an ellowanee of 8600,, providing you
will reliove us of tho reapoBoibility of putting up a 400 H.p.
ata«k, in place of th* one you now have in your station.
. Youra truly,
A. Stuart, «f^. S«cty.
Cincinnati, Obiv
July 23nd. 18B4.
Your rav<fr of 4'' Wth. insu cowA *ily hand.
Aiiaae dnicljf^to Is Vo got * Batvl'«a«it oC q(*r
, If thatpi^riai 1« to •>« returitkaa wo wtjht it wituenasl
immediately and if -1^ *® Boi"8 '
retained we want it paid Coc
p. is of cpuroo «»ly natural that,if wo taVe a control
to. put up a certoifl thiw anyt^ d»* outH.it^e. aC that
vro charge for. Thla id ^ i«.nino« T^iaflarvent
rendgnLed oy all. a«d if « dW not pun-wr thi. Ch«^»
would he no particular h,tij,ecrt in,a coatdaOV^ UWiJ|i| i^Ni* a> a •
I do not think that onytb'ing that this Depaftnwrf has shipped to
Ohid, pn theao «i»W «<*««cntB. has been chnrgol up- at out rageooV
peicoa. rr f.VJy hdvo, ,1 should be the first to tnalte k t^ate on
./.ne, t Y* toft
ffo Hre ctPsinii out the cdhstfudVi-in.^and it. Is but n«t-
,rai viuit Should ktiqw Just v/hP^a we’ sta^ and aS
icing as we have <* •>/ frtt.v4iU«d accounts, it is'iwpoaBVble for
us to make any C>y)'r jfHiiM*
Bo t hhAl'jO-^ V.if/«uch oblMd to you if you will Mindly'
Auvet dV.' AcLU Xooltoi into, lihci the rmteVial tHwt i3 in
I’.ii.'d'i ba vary Ir-rji'V
I U'6'! !iii that, yia j- bi'Jii'.- ‘ h> •‘•'I
■tMlir.'j of your ^
thij, prai!eii»- n.r.a'aa of tha Ho*ff YorJj jjlrt'ltatu' ‘Jf ^ ' •‘*’ •••
opportrilty cr pia‘:i.ng 10,000 ■#{* jrO^I»
Btot.-J% l. v;i.lA aav1..a y.u. ’ lu Taut 1 vi U feWirt v' Cv lu-.-.O
.VC'UJ' j.1 f.o tto come kind oi 4 istutofsani of tt-.a v.or,n..^r wf '•)»
thiit. 1'would corn ',0 p.-ina ij.) ..t
i.iV'V'V .iiir.luaiiciny. i’liti u'.;% .;■> -'V-i
vhtl v'li vi.vit r.vv .;ri:'.'i t>.<' f-ur or I'iva-pi*
ingtio i 'i'OH dw- nsv.;: Ji v.'Such j.ivton*. i.vn
tVk'tiy »i l '
provld»iiVV it 1 », i'-l lJou''! •iwndj.t ion.-
Ivory£.i .a,-,!-- >, , ' .
Vf. '■■ ■■
tXo ^jws|te Akd »fc.y
A> 3>
;juiy 2PMiu
. 0 .
fl,Vot. co#o ijag that oyr itlou vjos that c.iu'Phor tihoi;,<*j! t(o
all this vorlSt aoi that it woulrt not <ivK5'.Uo'J on to tho: local
company* , .
Ifith relation to it« peihg oectosai-Jy W phon^o Vriooo on
«»«phinery, ray axporlanco of o^rso ir Asorcrft latteely connf»etai v/iijj
ijBianoa than anything else, atnl I knov that- pt pr.ntnnt it is tV'
t'. r-jtiuofl tho ’i>ri6^ of thotti -With Tolation tJ' tVcs-^iair*
Boi’giaann ^ Co's, tiviterlai, 1 cannot und^rdtan-l why. it la yop «on>-
plain ao lauch about th^^ir priccB«' .1 4o not k.nwi very asuofe •***W.' t
tfta coat, ax' huildlnfj such tunca^Jt apparotuu as tts <vup.jJW.oft, »mn.
t do. icnow thati outsvl.o of electric-ligMi^s, -Mr. Bnrsiaann c-ivi-. g i‘.
all lyorh'ho wapta at xuicblutoly n.t!! oVi -aithout >iV'tr
goinG -af.tar it-, whoroas bppcaitlon itnacni,' o.rr -O-'i tKo tiiau
trying, to compete with hltij and at.rair, otrory qc*!‘v* to got thoir
ordonj, .’fhoao, remarks apply to work of an uu^olflte-staiidE-.r!:
clt»ract.tJfJ-* telegraphic and telephonic vrorU,
I aa very mach obligod to yo-j -.’or jr-juv
contaiHiJ Mattfirs of yory fjreut Intoro-ot to «na .-yf;
also roiid it with vary abnteidorauln inicrent. , 'io rar *ct t'-.-.y.
moment, it is^ Iio'woTof* of very little'tis®-, ins.VGy.r.!'. it 1 Vl*!-, ws-
gag«d in the thanklasfl task of cdvitinj? oui 1 ftpf».ii(i-ap»„ **«»<!>iV* .
the Construction bop-v,*Ajs eo'iJi o® 1'(,!•■!< tr.x,v WntdCilu ral.ewjd: rfit
1 sh.all giv'i I vy attention .io afhclr* liTil 'i?ni.h-:‘** VS.ty
little into contact With the febat-h’.ilv'n vi' o'h tijkVt.Cvr*.
July 2;anii. V/8>^.
If. B*. Backoan,. Vica Prottt*
N'lwburshi M. Y*
I hftva lattor frop lir. Itogori 4 >r<!«*rir .8 ov> x -13
snginos und twp dynaiaoo. 1 hiivo j’Ojtaf?; tart <bs Bdlfian AKic^tluu
llorka, 4i> supply you wllh.t^o dyn^it'o;? and Mil ^■h^>D yju dlwux.,
and 4 havo alRo natjuastad tha .Anclnu^uit & Cans Cu, to ttv
soma v»l*th ralatlon to thair angini afni ^o ■um tho (intfiiw at fho
aana piK^a fct. i^Jilch thoy would bill 4» to ma. Tha dynamos
ba billad to you at Sl,500» nich, po ! on board New York, aau tiiiu
angina at Sli950.» froo on. hoard» Prwkonco.
- In ordor to take advantugoW piosa Airicoo you rili
to aa* ooah for tho aatorlal. aa £«-••.; ik Vio tacin or. whioi; rw.i
it» f will order one nmJ bill it to y^'t 't .1
supply you» j.r.yotl likoj the a-watair;' b«l;,K> ;ui>it<'K auti
Wftditars Tor i)l» fowntlatirr, on the v.j>au‘onno, 1’hutia you •«■
mslli hhUar aopRrntc - 't, • '..,i; ir^ a.v'4i.r>‘
anfliff* %ld<» plan M f •'.n.aatitjn ol t.h- ,H>>ra!!ic»s* .TVc «>
use o t<)nipiat9f but si#
i.t. ftowevdyi I do !»*< ♦»
H. B. ^
2
M)/ Jg2nd. 1001<
you with a tqpHilata of OMiin»«
aavlB« ■
Pk.$, V« would oil^nflly^your havinc Arainet«>n & Sitao'a Bwn
sjart tha anclnou Thin is tha ttoursn oHinarily pursued uy tho
tWncir^ Conyany fw tsolu^od |.lBhtinii. Tlviy pay Amrtntfton ft Slav
cjora than wo do, and then Arni,ni{ton ft Sima 'flOnd on a saw to
ovirhaul nnBla*» aftoi* it is put up and start it* It* this
tojuifs*? Is porauad^ tha Armiagton ft Slras Co. hold. th^msOlt^ Iff*
bUlrtalhla, imi Wo undotstand it, for th« proper runnina of, the
snfti'ailke Ha would su|Boa^ that you plaeo ytmrsolf in cumfinnloa^
tlom wllih tkw Arminatoa ft Bkos Co. fhora address la 040 High
street^'Provfd«iC«» R. !♦
T. Am BdUon oonstll. 0«pt*
4uly 88n<l» 1884,
8* II* Hjdterd, Kao.
timti, <JM«»
»» ha<f^ youf’fsvor of tfio 10th, inaC,
•• Yhliikr viiim W w»r* to count thto January nuK Nko
ruary aolMl. liP«akaa«a «t 05 oni tho March brsafcaK«» at 40, that
thU wouirf ba a fair ovai^ to yiMtr Oaavoay. « aonU roault in
^iHaskif^g an nncnamcn »• yim or 89? U»p», H«aaa iai ua Know
If thl'a will bn aatiafoatory to you.
Arif a9i<4
% ^ fi4M sdost,
BetftOYlt UfMli* .
Osar Sirjr
, . /Hal'srriim to jour r^f^ar <»r Uta W»h, inoi.* t 4»ott i*
^(Qpa you thot I no Jv^vok. •n8^n«»rrtng torev 1« «aaa9«’-
tloa with Tfto dwjotjPUltUPn i wa cioslni* out that
oiisinoo*, «na I »*r» ooj} alvo you th« inrornui-
tion you iosiro» X hot* r^rflrr***^ your oaonunlcotloo to tho
Isolated Co'.
Thomas A. Edison Construction Department Letterbook, LM-021
This letterbook covers the period Danuary-August 1884. Most of the
correspondence consists of routine form letters acknowledging the receipt of
supply and equipment orders. Only four letters ~ three by Edison and one by
Samuel Insull — have been filmed. The front cover is marked "Advices Only--" and
IS stamped "T. A. Edison. Construction Dept., 65 Fifth Ave., New York." The
spine IS labeled "1884" and is stamped "Advices Letters No, 1." The book contains
499 numbered pages and an index.
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